DAILY MATCHUPS: Light Thursday slate includes Gausman facing hot BoSox

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: Thursday’s action will be comprised of 10 games. Teams with an off day: ARI, CIN, CLE, DET, HOU, LA, NYY, PHI, SD, SF, and TEX. Wet weather could be a moderate issue for games in Boston (TOR-BOS) and Kansas City (BAL-KC) and a major one in Denver (MIL-COL). On the top-down view of the Match-up Ratings, the bell curve for this day is narrow in the middle. There are a decent number of top-of-the-crop options and a corresponding list of question marks further down the chart.

 

Notable Starts:

Kevin Gausman totes back-to-back PQS 5s into Thursday’s outing at BOS. The veteran of AL East wars has held current Red Sox batters to an aggregate .669 OPS, and he has a decent overall history at Fenway Park (.692...

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